out and about - 2023
10 October 2023 ............. East of St Donat`s
A trip along a bit of the coastal path to the east of St Donat`s to make the best of what was probably the last day of the good weather.
I had only been out the day before at Nash Point, but I wanted to do this bit of the coastal path before the October rains started - the path is quite muddy in places and when it is wet it is quite sticky and slippy and not the nicest bit of the coastal path - although it certainly isn`t the worst.
I was lucky, the recent dry spell meant that most of the mud was dried hard so it was okay to walk on and quite firm.
It isn`t the most scenic of routes for the first section - you are walking along the muddy path separated from the cliff tops by a sort of wild hedge and trees - so there is no view - just occasional glimpses of the sea far below you.
Eventually the path opens out a bit and you begin to get a view - then the path goes through a gap in the wall and you are now on a sort of open headland just before Tresilian Bay - it is a good viewpoint, with views away to the east and to the west.
Looking westwards back toward St Donat`s -
Looking along to the east past Tresilian Bay -
Tucked away in the corner of the headland is a pillbox - it is rather low lying and all the bushes around the edge of the cliffs now prevent any kind of a view from inside -
Some nice lighting out across the Bristol Channel as the cloud was beginning to build -
Time was passing a bit too quickly so I didn`t go away down to Tresilian Bay, but started to head back - a last look eastwards before going through the gap in the wall -
website design by ron-t
website hosting by freevirtualservers.com
© 2024 Ron Turner
